The Natural Sound of the Ocean

“Whales and other marine mammals rely on their hearing for life's most basic functions such as orientation and communication. Sound is how they find food, find friends, find a mate and find their way through the world every day… “Imagine what it must be like for you as a whale trying to listen and sing through the constantly growing smog of noise a smog that is so pernicious that your acoustic world is now 10% of what it was for you just 30 years ago.” Human-caused noise in the ocean whether it's the sound of airguns used in oil exploration or subs and ships emitting sonar can drown out the noises that marine mammals rely on for their very survival causing serious injury and even death… "

- Christopher Clark & NRDC

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Buy goods made locally to reduce overseas shipping which adds noise to marine habitats.

• Reduce your reliance on fossil fuels, especially those linked to offshore drilling and seismic exploration.

• Petition the Navy to adopt stronger sonar safety measures that protect whales and other marine mammals.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO HELP

Visit:

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Robots4Whales

• Listen for Whales portal

• Oceana – Ocean Noise Pollution Campaign